From Power Sharing To Democracy

Author : Sid Noel
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005-09-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773573109

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From Power Sharing to Democracy by Sid Noel Pdf

From Power Sharing to Democracy examines the theoretical underpinnings of power sharing as a means of achieving sustainable democratic governance. Contributors examine key areas, including Afghanistan, Cyprus, Kosovo, Macedonia, and South Africa, where power-sharing constitutions and political institutions have been employed or proposed. They provide an in-depth exploration of consociationalism, under which the previously warring ethnic communities are guaranteed a proportionate share of political offices and protection of their vital interests, and federalism, which provides for substantial territorial autonomy in cases where the communities are territorially segregated.

Author : Caroline A. Hartzell,Matthew Hoddie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108478038

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Power Sharing and Democracy in Post-Civil War States by Caroline A. Hartzell,Matthew Hoddie Pdf

Provides empirical evidence that power-sharing measures used to end civil wars can help facilitate a transition to minimalist democracy.

Author : Pippa Norris
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521694809

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Driving Democracy by Pippa Norris Pdf

Proposals for power-sharing constitutions remain controversial, as highlighted by current debates in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Sudan. This book updates and refines the theory of consociationalism, taking account of the flood of contemporary innovations in power-sharing institutions that have occurred worldwide. The book classifies and compares four types of political institutions: the electoral system, parliamentary or presidential executives, unitary or federal states, and the structure and independence of the mass media. The study tests the potential advantages and disadvantages of each of these institutions for democratic governance. Cross-national time-series data concerning trends in democracy are analyzed for all countries worldwide since the early 1970s. Chapters are enriched by comparing detailed case studies. The mixed-method research design illuminates the underlying causal mechanisms by examining historical developments and processes of institutional change within particular nations and regions. The conclusion draws together the results and the practical lessons for policymakers.

Author : Arend Lijphart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781135980306

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Thinking about Democracy by Arend Lijphart Pdf

Arend Lijphart is one of the world's leading and most influential political scientists whose work has had a profound impact on the study of democracy and comparative politics. Thinking about Democracy draws on a lifetime's experience of research and publication in this area and collects together for the first time his most significant and influential work. The book also contains an entirely new introduction and conclusion where Professor Lijphart assesses the development of his thought and the practical impact it has had on emerging democracies. This volume will be of enormous interest to all students and scholars of democracy and comparative politics, and politics and international relations in general.

Author : Allison McCulloch,John McGarry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317265764

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Power-Sharing by Allison McCulloch,John McGarry Pdf

Power-sharing is an important political strategy for managing protracted conflicts and it can also facilitate the democratic accommodation of difference. Despite these benefits, it has been much criticised, with claims that it is unable to produce peace and stability, is ineffective and inefficient, and obstructs other peacebuilding values, including gender equality. This edited collection aims to enhance our understanding of the utility of power-sharing in deeply divided places by subjecting power-sharing theory and practice to empirical and normative analysis and critique. Its overarching questions are: Do power-sharing arrangements enhance stability, peace and cooperation in divided societies? Do they do so in ways that promote effective governance? Do they do so in ways that promote justice, fairness and democracy? Utilising a broad range of global empirical case studies, it provides a space for dialogue between leading and emerging scholars on the normative questions surrounding power-sharing. Distinctively, it asks proponents of power-sharing to think critically about its weaknesses. This text will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners of power-sharing, ethnic politics, democracy and democratization, peacebuilding, comparative constitutional design, and more broadly Comparative Politics, International Relations and Constitutional and Comparative Law.

Author : Anna K. Jarstad,Timothy D. Sisk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521713277

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From War to Democracy by Anna K. Jarstad,Timothy D. Sisk Pdf

Attempts to introduce democracy in the wake of civil war face a critical problem: how can war-torn societies move towards peace and democracy when competitive politics and hard-fought elections exacerbate social and political conflict? Through a study of six themes (peacekeeping, management of violence, power sharing, political party transformation, elections, civil society and international reactions to democratization crises) this volume considers the dilemmas that arise in pursuing peace after civil war through processes of democratization. The contributors' research highlights the complex relationship between democratization, which is competitive, and peacebuilding or efforts to achieve reconciliation. The book offers insights into more effective action in peacebuilding in light of the short-term negative effects that democratization can introduce. It is a thought-provoking work that seeks both to advance theory and to provide policy-relevant findings to facilitate more effective and durable transitions from war to democracy.

Author : Sidney John Roderick Noel
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Democratization
ISBN : 9780773529472

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From Power Sharing to Democracy by Sidney John Roderick Noel Pdf

This book examines the problems of prospects of achieving sustainable democracy through power sharing political institutions in societies that have been torn by ethnic conflict. It combines theoretical and comparative essays with a wide range of case studies.

Author : Manon Tremblay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351900461

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Sharing Power by Manon Tremblay Pdf

The representation of women in parliament is a subject of extensive research and a focus for political action in the last decade. The wide variation in women's parliamentary presence contradicts the expectation that established or consolidated democracies are more supportive of the presence of women in political life than emerging democracies. This volume explains this variation through a series of closely investigated case studies from the post-Communist transition democracies of Eastern Europe and emerging democracies in Asia and the Middle East to the long-established liberal democratic states. The volume examines the history of women's legislative involvement, clearly addressing the issue of equal opportunities for women in political life on a cross-national basis. It also identifies innovative solutions to redress the power-sharing balance between women and men. Offering a unique comparative perspective, Sharing Power will appeal to students and scholars of politics, women's studies, history and legislative studies.

Author : Allison McCulloch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317682196

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Power-Sharing and Political Stability in Deeply Divided Societies by Allison McCulloch Pdf

Nearly all the peace accords signed in the last two decades have included power-sharing in one form or another. The notion of both majority and minority segments co-operating for the purposes of political stability has informed both international policy prescriptions for post-conflict zones and home-grown power-sharing pacts across the globe. This book examines the effect of power-sharing forms of governance in bringing about political stability amid deep divisions. It is the first major comparison of two power-sharing designs – consociationalism and centripetalism - and it assesses a number of cases central to the debate, including Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi and Northern Ireland. Drawing on information from a variety of sources, such as political party manifestoes and websites, media coverage, think tank reports, and election results, the author reaches significant conclusions about power-sharing as an invaluable conflict-management device. This text will be of key interest to students and scholars of ethnic conflict management, power-sharing, ethnic politics, democracy and democratization, comparative constitutional design, comparative politics, intervention and peace-building.

Author : Sidney John Roderick Noel
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0773529489

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From Power Sharing to Democracy by Sidney John Roderick Noel Pdf

Author : Mr Kåre Vollan,Professor Nils A. Butenschøn,Mr Øyvind Stiansen
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781472467867

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Power-Sharing in Conflict-Ridden Societies by Mr Kåre Vollan,Professor Nils A. Butenschøn,Mr Øyvind Stiansen Pdf

Based on a unique comparative study of Burundi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nepal, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Fiji this book analyses the formal and informal arrangements defining the post-conflict political order in these countries and evaluates whether these systems strengthened or weakened the chances of establishing sustainable peace and lasting democracy.

Author : Allison McCulloch,John McGarry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Coalition governments
ISBN : 1138640360

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Power-sharing by Allison McCulloch,John McGarry Pdf

This edited collection aims to enhance our understanding of the utility of power-sharing in deeply divided societies by subjecting power-sharing theory and practice to empirical and normative analysis and critique. This text will be of key interest to students, scholars and practitioners of power-sharing, ethnic politics, democracy and democratization, peacebuilding, comparative constitutional design, and more broadly Comparative Politics, International Relations and Constitutional and Comparative Law.

Author : Michael Bratton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1626373884

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Power Politics in Zimbabwe by Michael Bratton Pdf

Zimbabwe¿s July 2013 election brought the country¿s ¿inclusive¿ power-sharing interlude to an end and installed Mugabe and ZANU-PF for yet another¿its seventh¿term. Why? What explains the resilience of authoritarian rule in Zimbabwe? Tracing the country¿s elusive search for political stability across the decades, Michael Bratton offers a careful analysis of the failed power-sharing experiment, an account of its institutional origins, and an explanation of its demise. In the process, he explores key challenges of political transition: constitution making, elections, security-sector reform, and transitional justice.

Author : Timothy D. Sisk
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1878379569

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Power Sharing and International Mediation in Ethnic Conflicts by Timothy D. Sisk Pdf

Can power sharing prevent violent ethnic conflict? And if so, how can the international community best promote that outcome? In this concise volume, Timothy Sisk defines power sharing as practices and institutions that result in broad-based governing coalitions generally inclusive of all major ethnic groups. He identifies the principal approaches to power sharing, including autonomy, federations, and proportional electoral systems. In addition, Sisk highlights the problems with various power-sharing approaches and practices that have been raised by scholars and practitioners alike, and the instances where power-sharing experiments have succeeded and where they have failed. Finally, he offers some guidance to policymakers as they ponder power-sharing arrangements.

Author : Julian Bernauer,Adrian Vatter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108606486

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Power Diffusion and Democracy by Julian Bernauer,Adrian Vatter Pdf

Departing from the established literature connecting the political-institutional patterns of democracy with the quality of democracy, this book acknowledges that democracies, if they can be described as such, come in a wide range of formats. At the conceptual and theoretical level, the authors make an argument based on deliberation, redrawing power diffusion in terms of the four dimensions of proportionality, decentralisation, presidentialism and direct democracy, and considering the potential interactions between these aspects. Empirically, they assemble data on sixty-one democracies between 1990 and 2015 to assess the performance and legitimacy of democracy. Their findings demonstrate that while, for example, proportional power diffusion is associated with lower income inequality, there is no simple institutional solution to all societal problems. This book explains contemporary levels of power diffusion, their potential convergence and their manifestation at the subnational level in democracies including the United States, Switzerland, Germany and Austria.